gratitude and the work of others. >> they inspire us. paul newman, bono with his work to eliminate third world debt. just people committing themselves, people who take their fame and success and spend time working for a cause, and my cause -- there are a million great causes. because you work on is dear to my heart, eliminating poverty. i lived near the rockies, and i am uniquely qualified to see how my neighbors live and how it fits together as an ecosystem, and i found myself lobbying to protect the northern rockies, and i have made all of these friends in congress, on both sides of the aisle, people who care about the environment, and i love the work, because we have not gotten there yet, but needed all those people who really want to make a difference in that field is important to me. tavis: i am not going to give out your home address, but you spend a great deal of your time in idaho. about 33 years by my count. what has that space -- being away from the rat race, not being in new york, not being in l.a., what has the solitude done for your songwriting? >> i think it can only have m
